{"slug": "isaiah-mighty-seer-in-days-of-old", "title": "Isaiah, Mighty Seer, In Days of Old", "first_line": "Isaiah, mighty seer, in days of old The Lord", "author": "martin-luther", "author_date": "1608", "translator": "composite", "translator_date": "1608", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": true}, "topics": ["Atonement", "Brotherhood", "Church on Earth (Church Militant)", "Father"], "scripture": ["1 John 5:20", "Isaiah 41:9-13", "John 1:14", "1 John 4:9-10"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:125; all components published pre-1931 (latest year 1608).", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Is -- ai -- ah, might -- y seer, in days of old The Lord of all in Spir -- it did be -- hold High on a loft -- y throne, in splen -- dor bright, With flow -- ing train that filled the Tem -- ple quite. A -- bove the throne were state -- ly ser -- a -- phim, Six wings had they, these mess -- en -- gers of Him. With twain they veiled their fac -- es, as was meet, With twain in rev -- erent awe they hid their feet, And with the oth -- er twain a -- loft they soared, One to the oth -- er called and praised the Lord: \"Ho -- ly is God, the Lord of Sa -- ba -- oth! Ho -- ly is God, the Lord of Sa -- ba -- oth! Ho -- ly is God, the Lord of Sa -- ba -- oth! Be -- hold, His glo -- ry fill -- eth all the earth!\" The beams and lin -- tels trem -- bled at the cry, And clouds of smoke en -- wrapped the throne on high.", "prose": ["Isaiah, mighty seer, in days of old", "The Lord of all in Spirit did behold", "High on a lofty throne, in splendor bright,", "With flowing train that filled the Temple quite.", "Above the throne were stately seraphim,", "Six wings had they, these messengers of Him.", "With twain they veiled their faces, as was meet,", "With twain in reverent awe they hid their feet,", "And with the other twain aloft they soared,", "One to the other called and praised the Lord:", "\"Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth!", "Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth!", "Holy is God, the Lord of Sabaoth!", "Behold, His glory filleth all the earth!\"", "The beams and lintels trembled at the cry,", "And clouds of smoke enwrapped the throne on high."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}